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Critical Race Theory, Anti-racism Education and Racial Equity Practices are Wholly Consistent with Federal and State Equal Protections Urge Civil Rights Groups

Thursday, September 2, 2021 | news

(Washington, D.C.) — Prohibiting critical race theory and anti-racism education in Texas schools would suppress educational efforts that are critically needed to confront and address racism and discrimination, according to a letter brief sent Thursday to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the NAACP Legal Defense and […]

Senate Confirms Jacqueline A. Berrien As Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commision

Thursday, December 23, 2010 | news

The Senate confirmed by Jacqueline A. Berrien, the former Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), as Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commision (EEOC) by unanimous consent on December 22, 2010.  Berrien was nominated for the position by President Obama on July 16, 2009.  Due to the Senate inaction on her […]

LDF Announces Second Cohort of the Groundbreaking Marshall-Motley Scholars Program

Thursday, April 21, 2022 | news

Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) announced its second 10-person cohort (bios below) of the Marshall-Motley Scholars Program (MMSP). Launched in January 2021, LDF’s groundbreaking pipeline program will endow the South with the next generation of civil rights lawyers trained to provide legal advocacy of unparalleled excellence in the pursuit of […]

LDF Files Amicus Brief Supporting Access to Public Library Books about Race and Gender

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | news

Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA), Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT), and Texas Appleseed filed an amicus brief in Little v. Llano County, a case that challenges the censorship of books on race, gender, and sexual identity in the public library system of Llano County, Texas. The amicus brief […]

Janai Nelson Named Associate Director-Counsel at LDF

Wednesday, June 4, 2014 | news

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. today announced that Janai Nelson, a law professor and expert on election law and voting rights issues, has been named Associate Director-Counsel of the organization. Ms. Nelson’s appointment marks a return to LDF, where she began as an NAACP LDF/Fried Frank Fellow in 1998, joined the staff as […]

Our Thinking

Monday, March 26, 2018 | page

a written legacy LDF publications cover the breadth of our work in criminal justice, economic justice, education, and political participation. Our in-depth research reports, blog posts, and informational flyers are resources for the entire civil rights advocacy community. 

LDF Proud to Be Part of Atlantic Philanthropies Fellowship Program to Dismantle Anti-Black Racism

Tuesday, October 25, 2016 | news

The Atlantic Philanthropies and Columbia University today announced the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity, a 10-year, $60 million program for courageous and creative leaders dedicated to dismantling anti-black racism in the United States and South Africa, two nations with deep and enduring legacies of racial exclusion and violence. The program – conceived, designed and led […]

Eleventh Circuit Affirms Decision to Preliminarily Block Unlawful “Stop W.O.K.E.” Censorship Law

Thursday, March 16, 2023 | news

In an important victory for professors, other educators, and students across Florida, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals left in place a preliminary injunction blocking Florida’s HB 7 — also known as the Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids and Employees Act (Stop W.O.K.E. Act) — from being enforced in institutions of higher education, pending appeal. […]

A Tribute to Clarence C. Finley, 1922-2016

Tuesday, August 23, 2016 | news

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) mourns the loss of former board member and civil rights pioneer Clarence C. Finley, who not only played an instrumental part in integrating the United States military, but also blazed trails in corporate America as the first Black president of a major division of an international […]

Florida Educators and Students Challenge State’s Discriminatory ‘Stop WOKE’ Act

Thursday, August 18, 2022 | news

LDF, ACLU, ACLU Florida, Ballad Spahr represent plaintiffs Today, a group of higher education students and educators filed a lawsuit challenging Florida’s HB 7 — also known as the Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids and Employees (“Stop W.O.K.E.”) Act — a classroom censorship bill which severely restricts Florida educators and students from learning and talking […]

25 Harvard Student and Alumni Organizations File Amicus Brief in Support of College Admissions Policies That Foster Diversity

Monday, July 25, 2022 | news

Today, 25 Harvard student and alumni organizations, represented by the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard asking the Court to uphold over 40 years of precedent holding that it is legally permissible to consider race as one […]

LDF Names Two Renowned Scholars as Senior Research Fellows of LDF’s Thurgood Marshall Institute

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 | news

    Richard Rothstein and Phillip Atiba Goff Join LDF’s New Research and Advocacy Hub    The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) is thrilled to announce today the selection of Richard Rothstein and Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff as Senior Fellows of LDF’s Thurgood Marshall Institute. Launched in 2015, the Thurgood Marshall Institute […]

Karla McKanders

Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | staff

Karla McKanders joined the Thurgood Marshall Institute as its Director in June 2023, bringing with her extensive experience in teaching Critical Race Theory and Immigration Law at Vanderbilt University Law School. Notably, she was the Associate Director of Vanderbilt’s Clinical Program where she also served as the Founding Director of the Immigration Practice Clinic, supervising […]

U. W. Clemon: The Equalizer

Thursday, July 10, 2014 | news

This month the Columbia Law School magazine features a story about former federal Judge U.W. Clemon, a graduate of their class of 1968.  Judge Clemon, who stepped down from the federal bench after a 30 year judicial career, is an illustrious member of the LDF family.  He served as an early Earl Warren fellow and as a cooperating attorney, litigating […]

Ifill Addresses NYU Law School Graduates

Thursday, May 22, 2014 | news

Today, Sherrilyn A. Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (NAACP LDF), addressed New York University Law School’s 2014 graduates in a single ceremony at Madison Square Garden honoring both JDs and LLMs. Ifill, who received her Juris Doctor degree from NYU Law School in 1987, noted that 2014 is a […]

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